Fountains Abbey. East Window & C from the Interior
by or after John Wykeham Archer (Newcastle 1808-1864)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1832
Materials
Paper, ink
Measurements
33.5 x 49.5 cm
Place of origin
Newcastle upon Tyne
Collection
Fountains and Studley Royal, North Yorkshire
NT 530992
Summary
Fountains Abbey. East Window & C from the Interior. One of a series of etchings by J. Archer after prints by J.W. Carmichael. Published by R. Metcalfe, Ripon and J. W. Carmichael, Newcastle, 1832. A view of the East window with three figures looking in suggesting the visitors were able to climb parts of the walls. In the foreground, left, several blocks of masonry and in the foreground right, one figure sat facing towards the East window. Towards the Chapel of the Nine Altars two figures stand to the left. Wall tops are covered with foliage and ivy.
Makers and roles
by or after John Wykeham Archer (Newcastle 1808-1864), etcher